A new study finds the proportion of Canadian COVID-19 deaths that have occurred in long-term care facilities is about twice the average of rates from other developed nations.The analysis released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information provides a damning snapshot of senior care as of May 25, when LTC residents made up 81 per cent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in the country compared to an average of 42 per cent among all countries studied.
Coronavirus: Nursing homes begin refilling beds emptied by pandemic, worrying families The data compares Canada’s record to that of 16 other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.